casino and gambling industry

Governor, lawmakers need to disclose campaign contributions from the gambling industry before the current special session is over.

Amid the rush to expand gambling in Maryland, nobody seems interested in one of the original purposes of our slots program: saving horse racing.

The House subcommittee that handles gambling has postponed any meaningful action on Gov. Martin O'Malley's casino expansion bill until Monday amid signs House Speaker Michael E. Busch is getting his troops in line to pass the measure.

Maryland lawmakers are poised this week to transform the state's restrictive gambling law into one that allows six full-blown Vegas-style casinos, complete with roulette wheels and poker tables open 24 hours a day.

The Maryland Senate Friday evening voted 28-14 to pass a bill that would add table games and a sixth casino in Prince George's County to the state's gambling program.

The Maryland Senate prepared to take up the governor's gambling bill Friday as Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller expressed cautious optimism that the General Assembly will approve the measure by early next week.

As House Democratic leaders try to muster the votes to pass a gambling bill in Annapolis, they may have some unusual allies: Republicans. Though the 43-member House GOP caucus opposed having a special session on gambling, now that one has been called, some members say they haven't ruled out supporting the legislation.

First day of this year's second special session has Harford politicians still fired up

It should have dispensed with the facade limiting gambling when slots parlors were first legalized, or it should wait until the next regular legislative session to deal with an issue that comes up so regularly and that has proven so lackluster when it comes to solving the state's financial problems.

The politicians may say it's all about the kids, but when this much money is involved, you should know better.

The projected benefit to the state of a Prince George's casino isn't worth the risk of over-saturating Maryland's gambling market.

Cordish Cos. make case before Arundel delegation

The special session on gambling that begins in Annapolis Thursday is a demonstration of the power of one man: Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.

Franchot urges disclosure of gambling money

The Perryville casino is getting hammered by competition from Maryland Live, so why are legislators confident they can expand the number of casinos in the state without putting the existing ones out of business?

Very few of Howard's eight delegates have made up their minds about the issue.

Gov. Martin O'Malley unveiled legislation to expand gambling in Maryland on Tuesday night that seeks to limit the influence of gambling interests in state politics but also extends tax breaks to casino operators who would face increased competition if the plan is approved.

Maryland legislature should say yes to table games but no to sixth casino

Revenue for the Hollywood Casino in Perryville is down 32 percent year over year

One of Maryland's three casinos has asked the state to take back about a third of the slots machines on its gaming floor because of declining revenue.

Supporters and opponents have spent more than $1.1 million for television and radio ads over the past eight weeks, and more are expected in the days leading up to Thursday's special session of the General Assembly.

Internet gambling, which could bring slot machines from the casino floor to every home office or cell phone, moved from the periphery of Maryland's debate over expanded gambling this week to center stage under pressure from one of the state's most powerful gambling moguls.

Harford County legislators opposed to second special session

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is urging Baltimore legislators to resist the temptation to use a state gambling bill as leverage for a wish list of the city's other needs.

Mayor makes casino pitch to city delegation

Developer David Cordish's demands for concessions to help Maryland Live if the state expands gambling likely presage a special interest feeding frenzy at next week's General Assembly session.

Maryland officials gave the go-ahead for a two-story casino near the Camden Yards stadium complex in Baltimore Tuesday while letting the developers of a Western Maryland casino scale back their plans for Rocky Gap.

Something wrong when state puts gambling ahead of the state's energy future

A television ad from a group opposing a casino at National Harbor went on the air this month charging that MGM, the prospective operator of the proposed facility, has ties to organized crime. The charge stems from a New Jersey report.

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Friday that he would call lawmakers back to Annapolis for the second time since the General Assembly adjourned in April — this time to vote on a proposal to add table games to the mix of gambling choices in Maryland.

The chief executive office of MGM says his company is not seeking tax breaks to build a casino at National Harbor in Prince George's County.

A senior member of the House of Delegates leadership said Wednesday that Gov. Martin O'Malley is likely to call a special session to deal with the issue of expanded gambling in the next couple of days.

The governor appears poised to call lawmakers back for a special session on gambling, but it looks like he will only succeed by agreeing to convoluted restrictions.

With time growing short for a decision on a special session on an expansion of gambling, House Speaker Michael E. Busch plans to huddle with his Democratic leadership team Wednesday as top legislators try to assess whether there are enough votes to justify calling lawmakers back to Annapolis

Maryland sold $1.795 billion in lottery tickets during fiscal 2012, the state lottery agency announced Monday.

An Anne Arundel County judge pulled the plug Thursday on the gambling operation at a Chesapeake Beach bar, but said the Crooked I Sports Bar and Grill can try to restore its mini-casino when the case goes to trial.

Comptroller says state needs to find efficiencies, hold the line on taxes

As lawmakers wrestle with whether to add another casino at the National Harbor complex in Prince George's County, some former Arundel Mills casino foes have become its allies.

Gov. Martin O'Malley's promise of an additional $223 million from allowing a sixth casino and table games doesn't quite add up.

During this year's General Assembly, as politicians were locked in a debate over expanding Las Vegas-style gambling to the banks of the Potomac River, the legislature quietly passed a law that will let casino-like gambling spots in Anne Arundel and Calvert counties continue to operate.

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Friday he won't bring lawmakers back to Annapolis next week to expand the state's gambling program as initially planned, but he will continue pushing the issue.

State can't afford to wait any longer to become competitive with our neighbors

Maryland's tax rates mean its slots parlors will see few repeat customers.

Gov. Martin O'Malley should give up on the idea of a special session to expand gambling.

The slots casino that a group led by Caesars Entertainment Corp. wants to build near M&T Bank Stadium will not be complete until the end of 2014 at the earliest — extending the facility's original timeline by about a year, the company's head said Monday.

Chances dim for a summer special session

Members of a state work group on expanding gambling met behind closed doors for about four hours Monday, agreeing to recommend that Maryland allow table games at its casinos and keep its current cap of 15,000 slot machines statewide, according to several people who attended the session.